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Originally Posted by Number 3
Considering the article is a year and a half old and I haven't read much about it since then, I don't think it really sent Shock Waves anywhere. Later articles are a rehash of the same stuff, and still predicting something that works a year out.
This is a wait and see. And likely a long wait. There is a long road between a demonstration of principle and practicality.
Also, I would love to see how they think this will save 1,000 pounds.
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I caught that too. They claimed it could save 1000 lbs vs 'current engine systems'. What the heck weighs that much in a normal car? Engines tend to weigh somewhere between what, 250 and 500 lbs (I4-V8)? Even if this could somehow eliminate the need for a transmission, thats only another ... 150-250? Where could the rest even come from?